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<noinclude>='''Summary'''=This Small businesses are defined as privately owned and operated companies employing a small number of workers. In the United States, the legal definition of a small business is determined by a set of criterion specified by the "McNair Faculty" form[[SBA|Small Business Administration]].To create Generally, those criterion mean that a manufacturing business with fewer than 500 employees or a page non-manufacturing business with this formless than $7.5 million in revenue will be considered a small business by the U.S.A. [https://www.sba.gov/contracting/getting-started-contractor/make-sure-you-meet-sba-size-standards/summary-size-standards-industry-sector ] </onlyinclude> Alternatively, enter the page name below;if European Union defines a small business as a page firm with that name already existsfewer than 50 employees.[http://ec.europa.eu/growth/smes/business-friendly-environment/sme-definition/index_en.htm ] </onlyinclude> Small business are pervasive throughout the United States and other countries. Typical examples of small businesses include: freight truckers, residential builders, exterior contractors, you will be sent and architectural contractors[http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/226256]. According to a form to edit the SBA there are approximately 28 million small businesses in the United States that pagecomprise 55% of all US jobs. Furthermore, the number of small businesses in the United States has increased by approximately 49% since 1982.
{{#forminputAgencies affiliated with the SBA include:form=McNair Faculty}}Small Business Investment Company ([[SBIC]]), Small Business Innovation Research ([[SBIR]]), and Small Business Development Centers ([[SBDC]]).
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{{{standard input|summary}}}Office of Performance Management and the Chief Financial Officer: (202-205-6449)
{{{standard input|minor edit}}} {{{standard input|watch}}}==[https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/1-FY%202016%20CBJ%20FY%202014%20APR.PDF FY 2016 Entrepreneurship Goals]==Official Goals of the Small Business Administration *Broad goal: Strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems through a variety of strategic partnerships to provide tailored training, mentoring, and advising services that support entrepreneurs during every phase of their business growth.*Performance goal: reach 1.4 million clients with online and in-person training, mentoring, and advising in FY 2016.*Programs offered: Small Business Development Centers, Women's Business Centers, SCORE, Learning Center, Boots to Business, Regional Innovation Clusters, Entrepreneurship Education, Emerging Leaders*Strategies:#Harness SBA's nationwide network of resource partners#Improve entrepreneurial ecosystems through cross-agency and public-private partnerships#Offer tailored training through structured programs and online access
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Office of Chief Information Officer: (202-205-6708)
==Budget== SBA's total budget request for FY 2016 (including Stafford Act Disaster funding) is $860 million. Of this amount, $3.3 million is for business loan subsidy, $19.9 million for the Office of the Inspector General and $9.1 million for the Office of Advocacy. This total is inclusive of $28 million for administering non-Stafford Act disasters. [https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/files/1-FY_2016_CBJ_FY_2014_APR_508.pdf] </onlyinclude> Some 2016 budget reforms include:*Launch SBA One, a program designed to increase loan efficiency process*Allocates $3 million towards "idea lab" which will help adopt private sector best practices For further detail, see [[SBA Budget Graphs]]. ==Criticisms==The most prevalent criticisms of the SBA include [http://www.cato.org/publications/congressional-testimony/waste-fraud-abuse-small-business-administration-programs ]: #Creates uneven playing field by aiding some businesses while denying aid to others, thus distorting markets;#Duplicating activities already provided in private markets;#Harms businesses and consumers;#Government intervention in deciding market trends can often bet on the wrong companies at taxpayer expense;#SBA fosters corruption. Specifically, *GAO released Report 10-108 which found that failing to hold firms accountable sent a message to the contracting community that there is no punishment or consequences for committing fraud. See [http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10108.pdf the report] for more information.*The SBA has difficulty in [[SBA Lender and Loan Oversight]].*The CATO Institute argues that the very conception of the SBA was a bad idea, questioning the federal government's strategy in intervening in the credit market. They say that the United States grew to be an economic powerhouse with a small centralized federal government that largely left business development to the private sector. For more information about the CATO institute's criticism, see this [http://www.cato.org/publications/congressional-testimony/waste-fraud-abuse-small-business-administration-programs article]. ='''Issues Facing Small Businesses'''===Health Care== {{{standard input|save}:Affordable Care Act}} ==Access to Capital=={{{standard input|preview:Access to Capital}}} {==Student Debt=={{standard input|changes}:Student Debt}} ==Patent Reform== {{{standard input|cancel}:Patent Reform}}<==Gender Equality== ='''Further Reading'''=*The Small Business Administration: https://www.sba.gov/*The Federal Reserve Board Survey of Small Business Finances: http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/oss/oss3/nssbftoc.htm*Trends in Small Business: http://smallbiztrends.com/*Growthology (Kauffman) : http://www.kauffman.org/blogs/growthology[[Blog Post]] ='''References'''=1. http://www.gallup.com/businessjournal/186179/student-loan-debt-major-barrier-entrepreneurship.aspx 2. http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/237926 3. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2417676 4. http://www.gallup.com/businessjournal/181592/potential-entrepreneurs-aren-taking-plunge.aspx 5. http://www.forbes.com/sites/kauffman/2014/09/15/student-debt-and-the-millennial-entrepreneurship-paradox/#286763962f70 6. http://obamacarefacts.com/obamacare-small-business/ 7. https://www.sba.gov/contracting/getting-started-contractor/make-sure-you-meet-sba-size-standards/summary-size-standards-industry-sector 8. http://ec.europa.eu/growth/smes/business-friendly-environment/sme-definition/index_en.htm ===SBIC===*[http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-107 GAO report on SBIC]**GAO recommended that SBA provide guidance to SBIC on how to collect and report data on their investments in minority, women, and veteran owned businesses.*[http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/description-of-the-small-business-23940/ Description of the SBIC Debenture Program]===SBIR===*[http://www.gao.gov/assets/670/includeonly>669651.pdf GAO report finds SBIR data reporting inadequate] ===McNair Center Internal===[[McNair Center-specific courses of further action regarding SBA]]===Articles===[[SBA and Data Reporting]]
